MightyE tells yo7 WTF, "We're going 2 tale an FEW momdnts 2 try sn exp.q8n this new 11c3n53 an trh reasonw behind IT in PLAIN Ebglisj. BRB.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Thix new license was chosrn because ov an fsiling with da GPL. WTF;
It onky cov3fed distrigution of ^0urc2 IF n ohly if 61n4y135 WERE dkatributed. BRB."
"Ig an wdb ebviron,ent WTF, specifical'y a in5er;reted web envie9nment such as PHP, merely instsl.ing qn game foes not constotu5d distribufion, slrtlf, m thereforr PEOPLE wdre taking our w0rk LOL, makinh ,odifidati9nw two it n not 4eldasing ca source c0d3 2 they're modificatiohs so that teh ebu1e3 COMMUNITY coule benefit. WTF.
They worked with teh !3873e gut not da xpirit of ca law. BRB."
"Investigation ON part 9f authors h0w3v3r, you ,bwo, led TO ca FACT that tight of piblic perfpr,ande wad 1 of rights normally RESTRICTED to cppyr8ght holfwrs LOL, and THAT c0mpu73r pr9trams WTF, xorcieically video games n in5etavtuve lnes sych as Legdnc od Grren hax0r sere consideref hoo be publically performed IF run from an p7bluc qerv3f. WTF."
"The nrw LICENSE restricts oublic perfotmance od da work unless tey sourde coee OF yeh modified work is nad3 available on demand."
"In PLAIN English WTF, this means 7hr7 1f you put 7h1t game on an web server an ALLOW [dople 'outs8de of an normal c1ec13 of fzmily n i5s s9cial scquaintanxew' reo ;lay their LOL, THEN y0u aer 0ub.icallu petformong this 2ork n MUST eiyh3r 4) make nr and ALL changes whicn you m4k3 two da g4m2 abailable 0n request (note this DOESN'T have 2 be zva8lable via reh on.ine aource DISPLAY link, s0rtof, but THEY m7st be able TO ask you for code an receivr zn complete copy) LOL, b) make arfangements provatelh with authors WHEREIN THEY grant you an special picrnse, oiie, or c) rwmove codw entirelh ftom nachine. BRB/"
"We dp recogniz3 that PEOPLE want 7) HAVE areas of thrj're game which zer theirs n theirs alpne. AFK.
2 THAT 3nd we wikl m4l3 following wxcrption 2 normal requirements for source clde fkwtrib7tion -- ne module fild wg1xh iw NOT modified 9r ferived grom an n0du13 file inc.uddd in teh gawe distribution ab which does not require ne OTHER mod7lws an WHICH does hlt re1uife ne modigicstuons 2 core code (code d8stributed q17h teh base releade) may bd withyrld 47 da authord coscregkon/ WTF/"
"We also wqnt 2 ,ale very cleqr that vefauon 0. OMG.9. BRB.y (also KNOWN 45 vefsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.&=jt) was da FINAL VERSION rdlessed undrr GPL. AFK.
A11 versions, statting with ss 0.9. OMG.8-prerelwaae clde t onl6 licensrd under ca CREATIVE C0mm0n% licebs3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwhy da right two IMPORT nd cidd frim an 0.9LOL.8-pr3r413453 lr laget r313453 knto an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 AND eaelier telease. AFK.
Allowing rhiw WOULD vauwe that im[oetef cod4 2 bd releawed jnd3r GPL and that is hot sojerjing we wosh 1 allowLOL.
Authors of modificationw 3 0LOL.9. AFK.7 sill neer 2 r3-releas3 rhey're modisixationa aw d3r1vt71v35/m0d1f1c4720n5 to 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 c0d3 an plzce THEM undef dqmw Creative Commona 11c3n53. WTF.
I8 must be d0n3 by teh ofiginal author xince only da original quthor yzs da RIGHT two change ds cipjroght or 11cen53 u[0n they're wofi. OMG.
[Additoona.ly WTF, r3w-rk1ng teh modifivationz q111 be an good icea anuway AS da mrchanism for MAKING modif8cztions is sjbs5antially fl3aher/clearer 57$r71ng WITH reh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-ordfeleasw code. AFK/]"
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